diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 307473b9d5a51eac486b88e3191e9be870c405f9..9202866decc2ee11338b7df32b4a10bd5a7e24f7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module git.fsmpi.rwth-aachen.de/thomas/wsshit
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.17
 
 require github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.0